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Going Dutch (TV Series)
''Going Dutch'' is an American television sitcom created by Joel Church-Cooper and starring Denis Leary. The series premiered on Fox on January 2, 2025. In May 2025, the series was renewed for a second season. Premise After an offensive rant, Colonel Patrick Quinn is reassigned to lead Garrison Stroopsdorf, a military base in the Netherlands that is the "least important Army base in the world". Stroopsdorf has no strategic purpose or weapons, but instead boasts luxury resort-type amenities such as a Michelin Star-level commissary and the army's only fromagerie. Quinn tries to restore discipline and professionalism, but has to work with the base's former leader, his estranged daughter Maggie. Cast Main *Denis Leary as Colonel Patrick Quinn, a high-ranking United States Army officer assigned to Stroopsdorf * Taylor Misiak as Captain Maggie Quinn, Col. Quinn's estranged daughter and Stroopsdorf's former commanding officer *Danny Pudi as XO Major Abraham Shah, Col. Quinn's loyal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitcom
A sitcom (short for situation comedy or situational comedy) is a genre of comedy produced for radio and television, that centers on a recurring cast of character (arts), characters as they navigate humorous situations within a consistent setting, such as a home, workplace, or community. Unlike sketch comedy, which features different characters and settings in each Sketch comedy, skit, sitcoms typically maintain plot continuity across episodes. This continuity allows for the development of storylines and characters over time, fostering audience engagement and investment in the characters' lives and relationships. History The structure and concept of a sitcom have roots in earlier forms of comedic theater, such as farces and comedy of manners. These forms relied on running gags to generate humor, but the term ''sitcom'' emerged as radio and TV adapted these principles into a new medium. The word was not commonly used until the 1950s. Early television sitcoms were often filme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Executive Officer
An executive officer is a person who is principally responsible for leading all or part of an organization, although the exact nature of the role varies depending on the organization. In many militaries and police forces, an executive officer (XO) is the second-in-command, reporting to the commanding officer (CO). The XO is typically responsible for the management of day-to-day activities, freeing the commander to concentrate on strategy and planning the unit's next move. Administrative law While there is no clear line between principal executive officers and inferior executive officers, principal officers are high-level officials in the executive branch of U.S. government such as department heads of independent agencies. In ''Humphrey's Executor v. United States'', 295 U.S. 602 (1935), the Court distinguished between executive officers and quasi-legislative or quasi-judicial officers by stating that the former serve at the pleasure of the President of the United States, presid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milana Vayntrub
Milana Aleksandrovna Vayntrub ( , Russian: ; born March 8, 1987) is an American actress, comedian, and activist. She began her career as a child actress and came to prominence for her appearances in AT&T television commercials as saleswoman Lily Adams from 2013 to 2016 and since 2020. In addition to her commercial appearances, she was a series regular on the Yahoo! Screen science fiction comedy '' Other Space'' (2015) and had a recurring role on the NBC drama ''This Is Us'' (2016–2017). Vayntrub has also voiced Squirrel Girl since 2018 after being cast as the character in the unaired television pilot for ''New Warriors'', and later in the 2024 video game '' Marvel Rivals''. Early life and education Milana Vayntrub was born on March 8, 1987, to a secular Jewish family in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR (today in Uzbekistan). Her grandparents were from what later became Ukraine. When she was two years old, she and her parents immigrated to the United States as refugees from antisemitism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major General (United States)
In the United States Armed Forces, a major general is a two-star rank, two-star general officer in the United States United States Army, Army, United States Marine Corps, Marine Corps, United States Air Force, Air Force, and United States Space Force, Space Force. A major general ranks above a Brigadier general (United States), brigadier general and below a Lieutenant general (United States), lieutenant general. The U.S. uniformed services pay grades, pay grade of major general is O-8. It is equivalent to the rank of Rear admiral (United States)#Rear admiral, rear admiral in the other United States Uniformed services of the United States, uniformed services which use Naval officer ranks, naval ranks. It is abbreviated as MG in the Army, MajGen in the Marine Corps, and in the Air Force and Space Force. Major general is the highest permanent peacetime rank that can be conferred upon a commissioned officer in the uniformed services (except when General of the Army (United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brigadier General (United States)
In the United States Armed Forces, a brigadier general is a one-star general officer in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force. A brigadier general ranks above a colonel and below a Major general (United States), major general. The U.S. uniformed services pay grades, pay grade of brigadier general is O-7. It is equivalent to the rank of Rear admiral (United States)#Rear admiral (lower half), rear admiral (lower half) in the other United States Uniformed services of the United States, uniformed services which use Naval officer ranks, naval ranks. It is abbreviated as BG in the Army, BGen in the Marine Corps, and Brig Gen in the Air Force and Space Force. The Civil Air Patrol also uses this grade for its National Vice Commander and some past National commanders. History The rank of brigadier general has existed in the U.S. military since the inception of the Continental Army in June 1775. To prevent mistakes in recognizing officers, a general ord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Morton
Joseph Thomas Morton Jr. (born October 18, 1947) is an American actor. Known as a character actor for his numerous roles on stage, television and film, he has received several awards including a Primetime Emmy Award as well as a nomination for a Tony Award. He has collaborated with film director John Sayles three times, acting in his films '' The Brother from Another Planet'' (1984), '' City of Hope'' (1991) and '' Lone Star'' (1996). Other films he has appeared in include '' ...And Justice for All'' (1979), '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (1991), ''Of Mice and Men'' (1992), ''Speed'' (1994), '' Apt Pupil'' (1998), '' Blues Brothers 2000'' (1998), '' What Lies Beneath'' (2000), '' Ali'' (2001), ''Paycheck'' (2003), '' Stealth'' (2005), '' American Gangster'' (2007), '' Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'' (2016), ''Justice League'' (2017), and '' Zack Snyder's Justice League'' (2021). His television work includes his role as Eli Pope, Olivia Pope's father, in ''Scandal'', for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brothel
A brothel, strumpet house, bordello, bawdy house, ranch, house of ill repute, house of ill fame, or whorehouse is a place where people engage in Human sexual activity, sexual activity with prostitutes. For legal or cultural reasons, establishments often describe themselves as massage parlors, bars, strip clubs, body rub parlours, studios, or by some other description. Sex work in a brothel is considered safer than street prostitution. Legal status On 2 December 1949, the United Nations General Assembly approved the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others. The convention came into effect on 25 July 1951 and by December 2013, had been ratified by 82 states. The convention seeks to combat prostitution, which it regards as "incompatible with the dignity and worth of the human person." Parties to the convention agreed to abolish regulation of individual prostitutes, and to ban brothels and Procuring (prostitu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Tate
Catherine Tate (born Catherine Jane Ford, 5 December 1969) is an English actress, comedian and writer. She has won numerous awards for her work on the BBC Two, BBC sketch comedy series ''The Catherine Tate Show'' (2004–2007), as well as being nominated for an International Emmy Award for best actress, International Emmy Award and seven British Academy Television Awards, BAFTAs. Tate played Donna Noble in the 2006 The Runaway Bride (Doctor Who), Christmas special of the BBC science fiction series ''Doctor Who'', and reprised her role for the Doctor Who (series 4), fourth series in 2008,Tate to be Doctor's companion . BBC News, 3 July 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2007. and the 60th anniversary Doctor Who (2023 specials), episodes in 2023. Following the success of ''The Catherine Tate Show'', Tate starred as Joanie Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private (rank)
A private is a soldier, usually with the lowest Military rank, rank in many armies. Soldiers with the rank of private may be conscription, conscripts or they may be professional (career) soldiers. The term derives from the term "private soldier". "Private" comes from the Latin word ''privus'' or perhaps ''privo'' that meant an individual person and later an individual without an Official (other), office. Asia Indonesia In Indonesia, this rank is referred to as ''Tamtama'' (specifically ''Prajurit'' which means soldier), which is the lowest rank in the Indonesian National Armed Forces. In the Indonesian Army, Indonesian Marine Corps, and Indonesian Air Force, "Private" has three levels, which are: Private (''Prajurit Dua''), Private First Class (''Prajurit Satu''), and Chief Private (''Prajurit Kepala''). After this rank, the next promotion is to Corporal. File:prada pdh ad.png, Private (''Prajurit Dua'') File:pratu pdh ad.png, Private First Class (''Prajurit Satu'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dempsey Bryk
Dempsey Bryk (born August 29, 1996) is an American-Canadian actor and filmmaker. He is known for playing Wyatt McMurtry in '' Heartland'', Airk Tanthalos in ''Willow'', and Private 'BA' Chapman in '' Going Dutch''. Early life Dempsey Bryk was born on August 29, 1996 to actor, Greg Bryk, and interior designer, Danielle Nicholas Bryk. He has two younger siblings, Billy and Ella. As a child he appeared in his mother's home renovation shows; ''Building Bryks'', ''Bryk House'', and ''A Bryk at a Time''. He attended the University of Western Ontario's Ivey Business School for a year but left to study at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City. Career One of Bryk's early roles was as a recurring role on the long-running Canadian series, '' Heartland''. He played Wyatt McMurtry, the nephew of Casey McMurtry and a romantic interest of Georgie Fleming Morris. Bryk played Thurston Polk in the 2019 web-series, The Birch, created by Crypt TV for Facebook Watch. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of United States Army Careers
The United States Army uses various personnel management systems to classify soldiers in different specialties which they receive specialized and formal training on once they have successfully completed Basic Combat Training (BCT). Enlisted rank#United States Armed Forces, Enlisted soldiers are categorized by their assigned job called a Military Occupational Specialty (MOS). MOS are labeled with a short alphanumerical code called a United States military occupation code, military occupational core specialty code (MOSC), which consists of a two-digit number appended by a Latin letter. Related MOSs are grouped together by Career Management Fields (CMF). For example, an enlisted soldier with MOSC 11B works as an infantryman (his MOS), and is part of CMF 11 (the CMF for infantry). Officer (armed forces)#United States, Commissioned officers are classified by their area of concentration, or AOC. Just like enlisted MOSCs, AOCs are two digits plus a letter. Related AOCs are grouped togeth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corporal
Corporal is a military rank in use by the armed forces of many countries. It is also a police rank in some police services. The rank is usually the lowest ranking non-commissioned officer. In some militaries, the rank of corporal nominally corresponds to commanding a Section (military unit), section or squad of soldiers. The word is a contraction from the Italian language, medieval Italian phrase ( [of soldiers]). While most Indo-European languages use this contraction, West Iberian languages use . Types * Lance corporal * * Corporal first class, First corporal * Second corporal * Master corporal * Corporal major * Corporal of horse * Corporal of the field * Staff corporal By country Australia Corporal is the second lowest of the non-commissioned officer ranks in the Australian Army, falling between lance-corporal and sergeant. A corporal is usually appointed as a section commander, and is in charge of 7–14 soldiers of private rank. They are assisted by a second-in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
